Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was my first ever Terry Pratchett book and if they're all like this, I could be spending many hours with this author in the near future.
The book never takes itself too seriously, which means the reader really can't either. But don't let that belie the solid craft and excellent story at work here. Pratchett has fun at the expense of many a trope or fantasy element and consistently underscores the point of Story: what we learn about ourselves as a result. I have an engineer's brain that likes to find and solve problems, so it's rare for me to say that there's nothing wrong with a book. It was so nice to sit back and just enjoy a story without having to say "except for this one thing...".
This may be a little dense for those not accustomed to fantasy/fairy tales/mythology but if you have even a passing familiarity with any one of those, I imagine you would find something fun here. Not an earth shattering, mind bending read but very enjoyable. I'll definitely be picking up more Discworld books in the future.
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